Across
- 2. A type of change that involves the meaning of words (e.g., "girl" once meant any young person)
- 3. An example of this change is "whan" becoming "when" over time
- 5. When a word is taken from another language (e.g., "ballet" from French)
- 7. A type of change in how words are pronounced
- 8. A shift in how sentences are structured, like changing word order
Down
- 1. A change in the way words are spelled over time
- 4. A change in vocabulary, especially when old words disappear and new ones are added
- 6. When a word's form changes, such as adding -ed or -s